Aesthetic Testimony: an Optimistic Approach
(2022)
Book
Robson, J. (2022). Aesthetic Testimony: an Optimistic Approach. Oxford University Press (OUP)
All Outputs (6)
Speculative Aesthetic Expressivism (2022)
Journal Article
Robson, J., & Sinclair, N. (2023). Speculative Aesthetic Expressivism. British Journal of Aesthetics, 63(2), 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayac036In this paper we sketch a new version of aesthetic expressivism. We argue that one advantage of this view is that it explains various putative norms on the formation and revision of aesthetic judgement. We begin by setting out our proposed explananda... Read More about Speculative Aesthetic Expressivism.
Analyzing Aseity (2019)
Journal Article
Adams, S., & Robson, J. (2020). Analyzing Aseity. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 50(2), 251-267. https://doi.org/10.1017/can.2019.35The doctrine of divine aseity has played a significant role in the development of classical theism. However, very little attention has been paid in recent years to the question of how precisely aseity should be characterised. We argue that this negle... Read More about Analyzing Aseity.
Is perception the canonical route to aesthetic judgement? (2018)
Journal Article
Robson, J. (2018). Is perception the canonical route to aesthetic judgement?. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 96(4), 657-668. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2017.1389964It is commonplace amongst philosophers of art to make claims which postulate important links between aesthetics and perception. In this paper, I focus on one such claim: that perception is the canonical route to aesthetic judgement. I consider a rang... Read More about Is perception the canonical route to aesthetic judgement?.
Omni-beauty as a divine attribute (2018)
Journal Article
Robson, J. (2019). Omni-beauty as a divine attribute. Religious Studies, 55(1), 55-75. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412518000112Abstract: the claim that God is perfectly beautiful has played a key role within the history of a number of religious traditions. However, this view has received surprisingly little attention from philosophers of religion in recent decades. In this p... Read More about Omni-beauty as a divine attribute.
Aesthetic testimony and the test of time (2017)
Journal Article
Robson, J. (2018). Aesthetic testimony and the test of time. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 96(3), 729-748. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12363